Published April 2007
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Journal article
Investigation of heavy metals in sweets from different shop of peshawar city
Creators
- 1. Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Labs., Peshawar (Pakistan)
Description
A study was carried out to determine the contents of heavy metals in sweets by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. Six varieties of sweets, including Gulab Jamun, Rasgula, Patesa white chum chum, colored chumchum and Basin Ka laddoo, from eight shops of Peshawar were analyzed. The metals investigated were Fe, Ni, Cu, Mn, Ph and Cd. The level of Fe 6.11+- 0.15-17.65+- 0.16ppm and Mn 5.32 +- 0.06-10.84+- 0.05 ppm was found to be highest. The overall concentration of metals showed that metal load in sweets of all shops seem to be in the limits offered by RDA for respective metals. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Science Technology and Development
- Journal Volume
- 26
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 32-40
- ISSN
- 0254-6418
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Pakistan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Pakistan
- INIS RN
- 40002356
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; FOOD; HEAVY METALS; IRON ORES; PRESERVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREAS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; METALS; ORES; SORPTION; SPECTROSCOPY